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Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...
The IHI Improvement Capability SelfâAssessment Tool is designed to assist organizations in asse...
This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...
After experiencing an increase in CLABSI, the vascular access team and infection prevention and c...
A Lean project to address why physicians were not receiving lab results in a timely manner was im...
This Lean project focused on improving processes in central sterile processing. All processes for...
Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...
The quality assurance department developed a system for tracking quality indicators in every depa...
Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...
Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...
Brooks Memorial Hospital's radiology department identified a need to improve the transcription of...
The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...
As part of a larger process redesign focused on Northern Westchester Hospital's inpatient medical...
For more than ten years, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has focused on length of stay and resource ...
Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...
In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...
Improving patient flow throughout the Bon Secours Charity Health System is critical to patient sa...
In March 2009, after assessing staff's knowledge about fire prevention and safety, St. Mary's Hos...
Frequently Asked Questions regarding implementation of the market reform provisions of the Affor...
While any restructuring of the payment system will create incentives that alter providers' behavi...
CMS issued a final rule with comment period that updates payment policies and rates for physician...
Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...
One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...
Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...
An NQF endorsement reflects rigorous scientific and evidence-based review, input from patients an...
This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...
The federal health reform legislation includes several demonstration projects that will be held i...
An AHA research synthesis report presents an overview of bundled payment, including evidence of i...
Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine shocked the health care field and the general public wit...
The Problem When the performance improvement team began to take stock of the situation in Advoca...
The content of this best-practices guide, and the process by which it was assembled, are emblemat...
The Problem Several processes used in the care of patients of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical ...
